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Old Dec 13, 2017 | 05:40 AM
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Went for a HOG group dinner ride to "the Catch" fish and chip shop, newly opened in Braddon, Canberra.

On the way home I had one of those magic moments of riding. I was gently cruising relatively empty streets on the way back home after dinner.

The thing was , I could feel myself passing through cooler spots of air on the way - it had been a hot day and now the sun was setting and it was cooling down. Those cool patches of air were just magical in feeling...

 

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Sounds like a great trek - ride-on!
 
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Old Dec 13, 2017 | 06:21 AM
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I hope their fish-n-chips were better than the ones we had in Victoria earlier this year! Amazing how such simple food can be so different across the World....

The ride sounds great.....
 
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Old Dec 13, 2017 | 06:40 AM
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When I lived outside of Phoenix, you could really feel those cool down areas in the early evenings. It's a great feeling for sure.
 
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Old Dec 13, 2017 | 07:01 AM
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Yes, quite refreshing indeed.
 
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Old Dec 13, 2017 | 07:53 AM
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When I first met my wife and she started riding with me I told her about those magical "cold" patches...she thought I was crazy...until we rode through one! She was amazed. Also with this theme...I told her that rain can actually HURT!
LoL...well she didn't believe that one either....until...well you guessed it!
 
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Old Dec 13, 2017 | 08:18 AM
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I felt that taking the trash out this morning:
 
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Always enjoy passing through those cool pockets of air. Reminds one of how much different it is riding vs being in a cage. All part of the experience!
 
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Those moments are what I'm continually in search of, and they're few and far in between. Good on you, Clack!
 
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Originally Posted by grbrown
I hope their fish-n-chips were better than the ones we had in Victoria earlier this year! Amazing how such simple food can be so different across the World....

The ride sounds great.....
These fish and chips were really nice...
 
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